XML: Structuring Data for the Web: An Introduction

What's wrong with the Web and how can the new XML technology fix it?

This XML introduction is geared toward newcomers who have heard the buzz, but don't know what all the fuss is about. The article briefly surveys a number of new Web technologies such as XLL, XSL, RDF, DOM, MathML, SMIL, PGML, and how they relate to XML. Benefits of XML are stressed, as are potential applications in diverse fields. A reference section provides links to key XML resources, as well as to collections of other introductory articles.

• Fixing the Web
  
• Enter XML
  
• The XML Specifications
  
• What does XML look like?
  
• Benefits and Applications
  
• Emerging XML Vocabularies
  
• Conclusion and Key XML References